Reply #16: The secret his he's the new Reagan

[Onlooker]

A brilliant fact about Obama's campaign is that he's offering the kind of simple appealing message that Republicans have long offered. Just as Reagan promised "family values," whatever the hell that meant, Obama promises change, unity, and hope, meaningless platitudes that appeal to the wholesome values of the smaller states. Unlike Kerry and Gore and even Hillary Clinton, Obama isn't mucking things up with facts and convoluted reasoning. He's being like Reagan, keeping it simple enough that even people who aren't normally excited about politics can relate. Obama is our Reagan in that he talks very nicely about simple wholesome ideas of change, unity, and hope. He's not threatening, and ironically he's the most feminine of the candidates (which is certainly one of the reasons I support him).